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Elizabeth Bishop: a Very Short Introduction by Jonathan F. S. Post
Category: Art and Design | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Elizabeth Bishop has been described as the 'best-loved' poet in English of the second half of the twentieth century. This Very Short Introduction explores the 90 or so published poems that are at the core of her remarkable canon of verse. Drawing on ...Show more
Engels by Terrell Carver
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Very Short Introductions
It is by no means absurd to say that Engels invented Marxism. His work did more than Marx to make converts of the most influential political movement of modern times. He was not only the father of dialectical and historical materialism, the official philosophies of history and science in many communist ...Show more
Enid Blyton's Christmas Stories (Contains 25 Classic Tales) by Enid Blyton
Category: Children's | Series: Bumper Short Story Collections
Enid Blyton's timeless collection of Christmas stories - an ideal gift for anyone who loved the stories during their own childhood to pass on to the next generation of readers. Here is a wonderful selection to read and share. From Santa Claus and his helpers to a family putting up their tree, the charac ...Show more
Enid Blyton's Christmas Tales: Contains 25 classic stories by Enid Blyton
Category: Children's Classic Fiction | Series: Bumper Short Story Collections
Enid Blyton's timeless collection of Christmas stories - an ideal gift for anyone who loved the stories during their own childhood to pass on to the next generation of readers. Enid Blyton's Christmas Stories was so popular that readers asked for another collection - and here it is! Nobody captures the ...Show more
Enid Blyton's Christmas Treats by Enid Blyton
Category: Children's | Series: Bumper Short Story Collections
Delight in the magic of Christmas with this bumper collection of 29 short stories from the world's best-loved storyteller! Ideal for reading aloud, or for children over 7 to read alone!Curl up with this collection of festive short stories by Enid Blyton. From the proud rocking horse who learns the gift ...Show more
Enid Blyton's Christmas Wishes by Enid Blyton
Category: Children's Classic Fiction | Series: Bumper Short Story Collections
Curl up with this sparkling collection of Christmas stories from the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up! Embrace the spirit of Christmas with tales of magic and wishes galore in this heart-warming collection. From a dog who discovers the joy of Christmas to Santa Claus wh ...Show more
Enid Blyton's Holiday Stories by Enid Blyton
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Bumper Short Story Collections
A wonderful selection of stories to read and share. From sandcastles at the beach to enchanted ice-creams, step into the summer with these delightful characters. Adventure, fun and magic can all be found on holiday with Enid Blyton, who has been delighting readers for more than seventy years.
Enid Blyton's Summer Stories (Bind-up) by Enid Blyton
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Bumper Short Story Collections
A wonderful selection of 27 short stories about holidays by one of the world's best-loved children's authors, Enid Blyton. Ideal for reading aloud, or for children from about 7 years old to read alone. School's out! So go on a picnic, visit the seaside or throw coconuts at the fair in this enchanting c ...Show more
Environmental Economics by Stephen Smith
Category: Business Finance & Law | Series: Very Short Introductions
Environmental economics can be controversial, but it is also central to some key policy issues facing governments and society today, including industrial pollution, global warming, and waste/recycling. Stephen Smith looks at how economic activity affects the environment in which we live, and how environ ...Show more
Ethics: a Very Short Introduction by Simon Blackburn
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, by the fear that in a Godless world science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish and tribalistic, or competitive and aggressive. In this clear introduction to ethics Sim ...Show more
Ethics: a Very Short Introduction by Simon Blackburn
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Very Short Introductions
Written by Simon Blackburn, author of the best-selling Think Short, lively, humorous, and accessible Unique combination of depth, rigor and sparkling prose Ethics is the area of philosophy which touches most on everyday life - its central theme is how we ought to live Discusses topics such as birth, ...Show more
Evil: a Very Short Introduction by Luke Russell
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring We regularly encounter appalling wrongdoing, with the media offering a depressing parade of violent assault, rape, and murder. Yet sometimes even the cynical and world-weary amongst us are taken aback. Sometimes we confront a crime so terrible, so h ...Show more